Nine To Noon for Thursday 6 September 2018

9:09 AM.The former Chancellor of Massey University Dr Russell Ballard, says universities be next in line after polytechs in needing a financial bail out unless the way the sector is structured and funded is… Read moreAudio

9:28 AM.Fintan O'Toole has been named as one of Britain's top intellectuals, even though he's from Ireland. He has strong views on Brexit, saying the 'the one thing standing between the British people and a… Read moreAudio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie has the latest update on the Skripal case after two Russian suspects are named. She'll also have details about some of the stories that Britain has been ignoring over the… Read moreAudio

10:07 AM.Freelance photojournalist, writer and filmmaker, Lalage Snow has worked in some of the most war torn and damaged places on earth. Whilst working in Afghanistan she came across amazing people putting… Read moreAudio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Tech correspondent, Sarah Putt looks at online voting and whether it will be on the cards for next year's council elections? She also asks if it's time to rethink the national CTO role and how much… Read moreAudio

11:27 AM.Parents need to focus less on enforcing rules and more on developing their kids' independence if they want to help them handle real-world pressures, says family coach and author Yvonne Godfrey. Read moreAudio

11:47 AM.Reviewer, Sarah McMullan has been watching a German film, In the Fade, documentary McQueen and New Zealand film Stray. And for Stephen King fans the ultimate show: Castle Rock set in a fictious town… Read moreAudio

The former Chancellor of Massey University Dr Russell Ballard, says universities be next in line after polytechs in needing a financial bail out unless the way the sector is structured and funded is fundamentally changed. Falling enrollments in the polytechnic sector have seen the government step in with $150 million worth of bail outs and loans to several institutions just this year. What's stopping the university sector from following suit?

09:20 Brexit through an Irish lens

Fintan O'Toole Photo: supplied

Fintan O'Toole has been named as one of Britain's top intellectuals, even though he's from Ireland. He has strong views on Brexit, saying the 'the one thing standing between the British people and a way out of the shambles in which they find themselves is a misunderstanding of democracy'. Fintan O'Toole began his week in New Zealand speaking at an Irish Business Network event, and this evening he is giving a public lecture at Otago University, focussing on Brexit through an Irish lens. He has also been appointed the Seamus Heaney's official biographer.

09:45 Russian suspects name in Skripal case

Photo: AFP / Metropolitan Police Service

UK correspondent Kate Adie has the latest update on the Skripal case after two Russian suspects are named. She'll also have details about some of the stories that Britain has been ignoring over the summer like inequality, delayed public transport projects and the obesity crisis. And some that haven't been ignored, like Brexit.

10:05 A journey through the war gardens of the world

Images from War Gardens by Lalage Snow Photo: Lalage Snow

Freelance photojournalist, writer and filmmaker, Lalage Snow has worked in some of the most war torn and damaged places on earth. Whilst working in Afghanistan she came across amazing people putting their green fingers to good use in the conflict ridden country. Articles and an exhibition about the lives of those she met followed and now her first book, War Gardens, A journey through Conflict in Search of Calm. She joins Kathryn to talk about the gardens, gardeners and her own journey to find them.

Jolyon Leslie in his garden, Kabul 2012.

Badria with onions on the edge of her allotment garden in Beit Hanoun, Gaza,
April 2013.

Ibrahim Jeradda MBE, custodian of the Commonwealth Gaza War Cemetery, April
2013.

Naif Dubaily, a shop keeper, standing in his beloved garden, April 2013 – the
first thing he rebuilt after his house and land were destroyed in Operation Cast
Lead, 2009.

Esti, Kfar Azar Kibbutz, 2013.

Mirwais Khan in his orchard, Nad-e-Ali, Helmand, April 2014.

Mohammed Hammud in his garden in Qalindiya refugee camp, April 2016. His
house and garden were set for demolition as punitive action for his son’s crimes
against the IDF.

10:35 Book review - Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller

Laura Caygill reviews Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller, which is published by Hachette.

10:45 The Reading

Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones read by John McDavitt. Episode 9 of 10.

No web rights.

11:05 Online voting, NZ's CTO & personal stats

Photo: 123rf

Tech correspondent, Sarah Putt looks at online voting and whether it will be on the cards for next year's council elections? She also asks if it's time to rethink the national CTO role and how much information people are willing to reveal.

11:25 Growing young adults with grit and heart

Avondale College students. Photo: RNZ / Indira Stewart

Growing and developing young adults with grit and heart - who can handle real world pressures - has been the focus for family coach Yvonne Godfrey for the past decade. She's a coach, author, speaker and the founder of founded MIOMO, a 4-day independence programme to equip 16+ youth for adult life. She says many young people lack confidence and independence, and parents need help with how to equip their kids to thrive on their own once they've left the nest.

11:45 Three films and some Stephen King

In the Fade, McQueen and Stray Photo: composite

Reviewer, Sarah McMullan has been watching a German film,In the Fade, documentary McQueenand New Zealand film Stray. And for Stephen King fans the ultimate show: Castle Rock set in a fictious town full of character the author created.